The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekdays with a large Sunday edition. Gordon K. Bush is publisher and general manager. Charles H. Harris is managing editor. Subscription rates include carrier 15 cents weekly and mail options in several counties with yearly charging.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
An American Pattern for Freedom and Democracy
An editorial urges Americans to focus on domestic democracy to guard liberty amid world turmoil. It warns against centralization and regimentation, warns that European totalitarianism looms if Americans abandon personal liberty, and advocates uniting on an American pattern to prove peaceful, prosperous living. It notes a London motorcycle show offering walking equipment as a final curio.
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Europe
United States
Roosevelt
Wilson
Hitler
America
Italy
Russia
Germany
Washington
Mussolini
England
France
Atlantic
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler on Hitler and Sudeten perils
Westbrook Pegler argues Hitler seeks Czech territory not Sudeten Germans, cites Henlein as treasonous facilitator, claims German plans to betray Czechoslovakia, and notes Austrian events from Dollfuss to Schuschnigg as part of a broader conquest strategy with Mussolini. He paints a grim view of Nazi manipulation and imperial motives amid the Olympic moment.
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New York
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Italy
Germany
Reich
Konrad Henlein
German Propaganda Department
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Henlein
Dumkopf
Mussolini
Behind the Scenes in Washington political women in power
Washington reports describe how both parties now run year round programs to engage women voters. Dorothy McAllister leads the Democrats women’s division with active lectures and field reporters, while Marion Martin heads the Republican women’s activities with monthly bulletins. Both are young, energetic, and committed to mobilizing female participation beyond election days.
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Washington
Democrats
Dorothy McAllister
National Committee
Republicans
Marion Martin
Chicago
Miss Martin
Marion Davies
Mrs. McAllister
Boston
Seventh International Management Congress Meets in Washington
A fragmented exchange notes the Seventh International Management Congress has just met in Washington. The quip likens the gathering to carrying coals to Newcastle, referencing the event with a mix of sarcasm and humor.
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International Management Congress
Washington
Newcastle
Forget-Me-Not Day drive urged for disabled veterans
Charles E. Withrow chairs the Forget-Me-Not Committee in Pomeroy Ohio urging readers to support the Disabled American Veterans war veterans program. The D A V outlines emergency relief employment and rehabilitation services funded by annual campaigns, with Argonne Day on September 24 1938 in Meigs County.
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the Messenger
U.S
France
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
F.E. R.A
W.P.A
W.P.A. Rolls
Veterans Bureau
Disabled American Veterans of the
D.A.V
Meigs County
Argonne
Herman V. Ohlinger
Middleport
Cora B. Roberts
B. F. Turner
Pomeroy
Charles E. Withrow
Ohio
Inch by Inch Land Sale Funds Gladesville Memorial Hall
In Gladesville Australia money to buy a site for the Soldiers Memorial Hall was raised by selling square inch blocks of the land at prices from 1 to 26 dollars per square inch. Buyers received title certificates and donated the land to the monument.
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Gladesville
Australia
Monument Committee
Banana as First Solid Food For Babies Uses 444 In infants Study
A New York Foundling Hospital study by Dr John D Craig reports that ripe mashed banana fed as the first solid food to infants six weeks or older is easily digested and well tolerated. Over two months to two and a half months, 444 babies showed good bowel movements and no weight gain issues, with typical daily intakes of two to three inches or one whole banana.
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Morris Fishbein
New York Foundling Hospital
John D. Craig
Hit Run Love Serial Follows Law and Motive
Patricia McGraw, a court stenographer, faces a moral clash between helping her brothers with a traffic ticket and abiding by the law as she grows closer to prosecutor Tom Sweeney. Larry Kent, her lover, introduces a new car and pressure while Pat weighs loyalties amid a high profile hit-and-run case and looming consequences.
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Patricia McGraw
Larry Kent
Tom Sweeney
Pat
Larry
Tom
Old Log House Memory by Ardyth Elliott
Poet's Corner submission bearing name and address. Verses honor a childhood home linked to grandfather and family, recalling daughters and sons, hard times, prayers, and lasting affection for the old log house at Rocky Point. Grandma and Grandpa reside in the home above, yet the house endures as a symbol of love.
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Grandma
Grandpa
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the Athens Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
THE
United Press
Ational Representatives
John W. Cullen Company
Detroit
Cleveland
London
Fair
Westbrook Pegler
Dollfuss
Schuschnigg
Gerry Dick
the Public Forum
Rist
Reppin
China
George Clark
Timothy O'Shea
Kelly
Funda
Headquarters
Poet's Corner
Messenger
Ardyth Louise Elliott
Rocky Point
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